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Posted By: Raymond <colparts@aol.com> In Response To: My daily updates (Kevin Larsen)
Tuesday, 21 March 2006, at 10:04 p.m.
Hi Kevin,
Here is something that may be of help to you.
On my desk is a little black notebook that I refer to as "Life's lessons I have learned while being the boss"
Section one of the notebook begins with my first business objective. (note: this was several years ago).
Identify a low investment, part - time, home - based, supplemental income business that would not require a major investment in equipment, specialized training or experience, could be operated in a rural area, and where business could be conducted primarily over the phone, through the mail, or using the internet.
A business that could generate an after taxes and expenses income of $500 to $1,000 per month.
Section two: "What would one need to start and operate such a business?"
1). Something to sell
2). A source of supply
3). A method of advertising what one has for sale
4). A method of receiving customer orders
5). A method of delivering customer orders and receiving payment
6). A simple recordkeeping system
7). A customer follow - up program
I have used this "plain brown bag" business plan to start several businesses.
Auto parts business, Variety store, Mobile Oli & Filter Change Service Business,and the business I currently operate. (Broker used auto parts online and offline).
As I said earlier...hope this helps, continue on. Take care of your health. And remember...every business that has ever existed or that will exist begins in someone's mind as an idea.
My Best 2 U,
Raymond
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> I'm glad that people here liked my updates. I was checking in and reading
> once in a while because I like hearing about and helping with MaaMaw's and
> Carla's projects.
> I guess it was a "fizzle". Last Friday I was thinking maybe I
> should rethink doing it. I don't know if I can put in the work, like every
> day with the goal way out in the horizon who knows how far and getting
> farther the more I look into it. I figure you must have a
> "calling" for it rather than a profit motivation.
> Then I got really sick on Sunday, some cold or flu or something, and have
> been recovering over the last few days.
> I suppose I'll hang around here helping like I said, and if I do feel like
> it, I would try to do some internet project in a small way.
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